Then, of course, there is even the Governor of a State such as California, which I will submit for the Record. But the point is, there are lots of promises made that haven't been kept with this legislation. I yield the floor. The ACTING…

It certainly is. As the Senator from Wyoming mentioned, the huge majority of businesses around this country--and especially small businesses such as those he and I represent in Wyoming and South Dakota--are enormously concerned about what…

Well, I would say to my colleague from Arizona, he always has a way with words when it comes to describing the strange meanderings of the process here in Washington, but it is. Unfortunately, all those groups that had access to the process…

The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, in conjunction with other cases, has radically altered the election landscape by unleashing a flood of unlimited, often secret, money into our elections.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the time under the control of the majority be divided as follows: Mr. Schumer for 10 minutes, Mr. Cardin for 10 minutes, Mr. Sanders for 10 minutes, Mr. Levin for 10 minutes, Mr. Reed of Rhode…

Mr. President, I rise today in support of the legislation authored by my good friend from New Jersey, Senator Menendez. But before I do, I want to call attention to the highway bill and its holdup by our colleagues in the House. Once…

The public is now living with the aftermath of the Citizens United decision every time they turn on their TV sets.

In response to that disastrous decision, we introduced the DISCLOSE Act of 2010, which would have increased transparency by requiring full disclosure of the real sources of money behind political advertising.

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me start by thanking the chairman of the Budget Committee for the way he's conducted the proceedings in the committee, and I look forward to a debate on the floor because as the…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of the time. Again, we can stand here all we want and play let's pretend. The reality is that the budget that's before us is not the President's budget. As I indicated earlier, the Democratic…

Mr. Chairman, how much time remains? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 2 \3/4\ minutes remaining.

Mr. Chairman, my friend from South Carolina wants to play make-believe today, but the reality is that this is not the President's budget, and we've already shown you the President's budget. I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Florida…

Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman from South Carolina is prepared to close, I will continue to reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 2 minutes. Let's talk a little bit about energy policy. One of the things you wouldn't know from the document that Mr. Mulvaney put forward claiming it's the President's budget is that the President actually…

Mr. Chairman, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 5 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from South Carolina has 4 minutes remaining.

Mr. Chairman, I guess we're going to spend the next I don't know how many minutes talking about something that's not the President's budget. It's an attempt to be misleading about what the President's budget does because it leaves out all…

And I'm opposed for a simple reason. This document filed by Mr. Mulvaney is not the President's budget. And it's being portrayed as a very misleading--it was a very misleading presentation of the President's budget. This is the President's…

I am opposed. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 10 minutes.